Stage number 6 of the cycling tour to Spain will pass through Cartagena next Thursday, August 30, with an itinerary that will run through some of the main roads of the municipality.
The coastal town of Isla Plana will be the entrance gate of the corridors to the Cartagena territory.
The cyclists will complete that day a predominantly flat route of 155.7 kilometers between the Almerian town of Huércal-Overa and San Javier, in the Region of Murcia.
It is expected that the logistics caravans of the Tour will pass through Isla Plana at 2:47 pm, but it will not be an hour and 20 minutes later, around four in the afternoon when the first cyclists pass in the direction of the cedacero stop and the Torre de Nicolás Pérez, from where they will head towards Canteras, entering Cartagena through Sebastián Feringán street towards Jorge Juan, Ronda Ciudad de la Unión, Esparta, Capitanes Ripoll and Plaza de las Puertas de San José;
leaving from the urban helmet by the highway of the Union, towards Vista Alegre and the Union.
From there to El Algar, which will be the last Cartagena town that will cross and where the caravan is scheduled to arrive around 3:52 pm and the cyclists around 5:00 pm.
ITINERARY SCHEDULES
CARAVAN 44KM / H 42KM / H 40KM / H
ISLAND FLAT 14:47 16:07 16:13 16:20
RM-E22 BEGINS HARBOR.
RM-E22 14:52 16:13 16:19 16:26
HIGH OF THE CEDACERO 14:57 16:18 16:25 16:32
QUARTERS 15:11 16:32 16:39 16:47
CARTAGENA 15:18 16:38 16:46 16:55
CHEERFUL VIEW 15:36 16:47 16:55 17:04
THE HOPE 15:41 16:52 17:00 17:10
THE UNION 15:42 16:53 17:02 17:11
THE ALGAR 15:52 16:59 17:08 17:17
The stage will conclude in San Javier around 5:30 p.m.
(see chronogram of the points of the route)
It is an event of national and international level, which has a great impact on road traffic and will affect various urban and interurban roads, so the Local Police of Cartagena has organized a device to ensure road safety during development of the test on its way through the urban sections, corresponding the interurban to the Traffic Civil Guard.
For this reason from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. streets San Sebastian, Jorge Juan, Ronda City of Union, Sparta, Captains Ripoll and N332 in the direction of La Union will be cut off to traffic to facilitate the performance of the sporting event .
It will also happen in all affected interurban sections, just before the arrival of the caravan of the return and until the passage of the cyclists.
The Local Police advises drivers to anticipate their movements and extreme caution, always respecting the rules of the road and the indications of the agents.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEE THE CYCLING RETURN
Due to the important character of this test, which brings together great figures of cycling nationally and internationally, many people are interested in witnessing the passage of the round at different points of the route.
Therefore, for the proper functioning of the test and for the safety of all, the Local Police offers a series of recommendations:
It is important never to park the vehicles on the shoulder, but in the places established for it.
Movements should be anticipated, since the race itinerary will be completely closed to the passage from an hour and a half before the start of the race and until the end of it.
If the development of the cycling test coincides with the departure or entry to your workplace, you should plan ahead to travel to it.
Study the route previously.
In this news you can check the itinerary, schedules and details.
Choose a good place to stop according to the route and the location of the sun.
Be in the right place with time.
If the chosen location is in a place on the route where cyclists pass in a spaced way, you can plan to take a chair and what is necessary to spend time comfortably.
Observe all preparations well.
Pay attention to both the organization and the viewers.
Little by little the auxiliary services, the press, the teams' cars will be present.
Listen to the comments of the people, the cries of encouragement, the applause and participate with them as well.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena